Printer&#39;s proof press



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Patented Nov. 24, 1931 UNITED STATESL CHARLES A. RAYMAN, or CHICAGOQILLINOIS Palmares PROOF PRESS Appiieation mea December 17, 1930. l 'serial No.. 'f5o:`,'93s.`V

Y This `invention relates to printers proof presses for 4the purpose of taking off galley andy job proofs before the type are looked in the ,regular presses or to produce finished copies-of price tags and show cards without locking in' regular presses. y

The-principal object of the invention 1s to provide a proof press in which the paper or cardboard is automatically held and released upon themovement of the impresslon roller. y

l Another object ofthe invention is'to provide manual means to release the paper `inde- K pendent of the roller releasing means. v Still another. object ofthe invention-isV to provide extensible rods for arrangingand holding the type in place. With the above and other objects in view the invention yconsists in'general of certain f2f) novel details of construction and combinations of elements hereinafter jfully described, illustrated in. the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and

Figure 1 is a top View of the proof press. Figure 2 is a side View thereof. Figure 3 is a section substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 1. v

Figure 4l is an end View of the press. Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 1. i

Figure 6 is an assembled View on the eX- tensible rod for holding the type in place.

Figure 7 is an end portion of the rod, and Figure 8 is the movable end sleeve. Referring now to the drawings in detail, numeral l designates the frame of the press consisting of two side members A2 and 3 and joined together by the cross members 4 and 5. Mounted on the frame is a carriage 6 adapted to move the .length thereof. The carriage includes an impression roller 7 journalled in the side plates 8, a flanged wheel 9 on one side of the roller running on a track 10 and a gear 11 on the opposite side of the roller meshing with a rack 12.

Embedded in the sidemember 3 as best seen in Figure 5 is a movable gripping bar 13 for holding the'pa'perf14 whilefmaking proof copy. -The means to operatethe bar f i is as follows. ScrewedV in the underside of 1 the bar are four studs 15`with thelowerends engagingthe levers 16 keyed to the shaft 17. 55 F astened to the ends of theshaft are handles 18V havingl near the `bottom studs 19 screwed therein andi supporting rollers V20. The end of thestuds'arefformed:with ears to which are fastened tension springs21. 60',

The lower endof the tension springs are attached'uto brackets 22. lThe pull of the tensionespringswill have a tendency to move the handles downwardly and revolve the shaft l17 anti-clockwise for the lreason that G5 the handles are keyed tothe shaft; This ao tion will lift the lstuds 15 and b'arj13 towards thetrack 1 0. As Athe edge ofthe paper 14 is disposed between the .track and bar the paper willibefirmly held is released. 1 c c .Y Y lThere are two ways to release thel paper after making the impression. 'y One is by manually moving the end of the -handleup' wardly against'the tension of the springs and 75 the other is bymoving thecarriage 6 so that the cam 23 V of thebar 24 supported by the side plates 8 comes in contact with any one of the rollers 20 and lifts same. It will thus be seen that lifting the end of thefhandle manually' or automatically by the ai-d ofthe cam 23 will movejthe bar 13 downwardly andV re- Y leasethepaper.: j l

The type 25Y or othero'haracters to be printed are placed on the bed plate 276 ofthe defvce and are" heldinthe. proper relation to each Iot-h'erby the extensible bars 2 7. The bars comprise a' central'member 28 having narrowed neoks29i` at Vthe ends on which fits f the'sleeves'SO'. Compressionsprings 3l are placed withinf the vsleeves for. urging the said sleeves outwardly. At the ends of the bars y Y arerstuds32 whichride in the slots 33 of the sleeves and prevent same from leaving the rods. vi?. j The basel of the type are formed-with grooves 25a at the sides for saddling therods and thus preventthe'type-from working upwaidly..- When necessaryclamps l 34l may be 'used as shown in Figures V1 :and 3 for keepz- :.100

against movement'until it 70 Y m25 is then Yplaced in thepressand held 'in l the typeparallel. The clampsY are preferably made of sheet metal with the ends formed into hooks 35Y for embracing the rods.

The operation of the device is as follows :I

The carriage i6 is firstfmoved to one of the `endsvof the` press asvfar as the stops 36 Y will permit. In this .position the -cam'Q will engage the-rollers 20 and litt :the handle V18 and pull the gripping bar 13 downwardly against the pull of the springs 21. vThe type place by the rods 27 as shown in Figure l and then inked with an ordinaryhan'd roller.

'Next the paper 14 toibelprinted is placed` above the typewithfone of the sides above tlre -grfi'pping}bar 13 and the carriage movec Y. to-tlieY oppositeend of the press so that 4the waol impressionroller "7; '.will press the paper against the inked type ,and make Ian impression. kJuistras,soton-,as the V:carriage is slightly Y moved fthe cam Q3 will be disengaged from Y Y thegrollers 20 fandgt-hefgripping `bar will alpiagainstthe :paper as :sh-own in Fig-V ;ure v 5 -a'nd ihold the, paper ,againstslipping. Except wheny the s'carrifaf'ge .is at vthe Vextreme ends :against the' :stops `36 the paper will bey held :in place!v f' f'l-.of yrelease the ip aperrwhen the @carri-age is in zthe-:centerof the A'press all that is necessary isto manually rnove :one Aof the han- .'.dlles 18 ufpwa'rdly.Y The :extensible "bars 27 restonifthe ledges 373m Aorder to :maint-'ain the.

fba'rsfatethe properheight iand'to be li-ned; up with the :grooves "25a :of the type. The. ledges extend ariound the leur .sides of 'the be made 4in ,the `form and construction ofthe invention without departing `:trom `the material principles '.innolved. I do not, therefore,jdesire to `confine the invention to the exact.l form herein shown and described, but

.-I Ldesiregto include all .forms :which properl 4come within zthescope claimed.l

YIlaving described myV invention, I claim v:

1. f Inra proof press of the class described,

to mov'efon said frame, meansin said'frame tog-rip the paper toA be printed, means to automatically release the ,gripping means when the carriage is moved to either end of said frame, andmeans to manually release the gripping means regardless of the position-of thevcarriage.

VIn .a proof pless coiithe class described, l

the combination of a frame including two side members, a gear rack on one of the side members, a movable gripping bar embedded in. the other of the side members, a carriage supported/on said side members, said carriage A including .a gear meshing with said rack,'and Vmeans to yraise the, gripping bar iframe.V r

41. zproof press of 'the :class described,

.the :combination @of two :side members, of @a tom of said carriage.,1agrippingloarembed-k de d isn one fof sad :side members,"a setzofstuds attached ,to the lsazid gripping zbar., a/set iol-f levvers :attached :to Athe @ends `of said* studs, vsaid levers keyed to a horizontally :disposed fsb-Saft, handle members at each'end of said sh'atpa roller associated with each of :'sazi'd'ihandle members, :and springs for. :normally vurging aoV when thecarria-ge is .moved to one fendJo the `carriage .supported thereon, :a cam at fthe botV 35 Y Y said vrollers downwardly., vfsai=d ycams adapted .grippingiba'r downwardly;- f Y. 5. In a device of the-class fdesciiibied, the combination ort two'parwl'lel iside" members, of

to move .said Vrollers Ynpw:an-rdly andmone .said

:a bed plate tor Ysupporting "type, Janda-'setfof y 'extensible Virods ifor holding vsaid typem place,

'a ledge )for said rods, said rods mad-e .in .sev-

eral Ysections :and havifng acompre'ssion springs for urging the end sections ontwardlyagainst vthe sides vofsaid parallel .members In utestimony whereof L-ailx my-.sig-natare.

' CHARLES A. RAY-MAN.

the .combination-oa frame,"ot abed'plate for A j vsupporting the type, .a .carriage arranged to move on rsaidtrame,meansiin said'fra'rne to gfrpithe'spaper tozbe printed, and means to Y automatically release -the gripping means whenithe carriage. is zmoved .to either end the jcomb'i-nationYV vof .a frame, of abed plate -afo'nsnpporting :2the;type a carriage varranged 

